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Word: Lunatic
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French lunatique, from late Latin lunaticus, from Latin luna ‘moon’ (from the belief that changes of the moon caused intermittent insanity)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈluːnətɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who is mentally ill (not in technical use).
Short Definition:mentally ill person
Word: Lunatic
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈluːnətɪk
Dialects: British English
Definition:
mentally ill (not in technical use)
Short Definition:mentally ill
Examples:- a ward of lunatic old ladies
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